-WHERE ARE YOU FROM?
I grew up in central Pennsylvania. I’m in Chicago now.

-WHAT DOES YOUR WORK CONSIST OF?
Drawings of people, animals and things

-HOW DID YOU GET STARTED?
I always liked to draw. I went to art school, then took a break for seven years. Now I’m back at it.

-WHAT IS THE BEST THING ABOUT WHAT YOU DO?
Everything that isn’t making money and marketing myself

-WHAT IS THE WORST THING ABOUT WHAT YOU DO?
Making money and marketing myself

-IF YOU WEREN’T DESIGNING, WHAT WOULD YOU BE DOING?
Hanging out with my husband and my dog.

-WHAT INSPIRES YOU?
Everything and the internet.

-WHERE DOES CREATIVITY COME FROM?
I have no idea.

-WHO’S WORK DO YOU LOOK UP TO? (Either currently or in the past)
This will be a very incomplete list. I’m not sure if I look up to them, but I really love (in no particular order): persian miniatures, giotto, pisanello (drawings), toulouse lautrec, early picasso, david hockney, scott schuman, cai guo-qiang, david byrne, mark catesby…

-WHAT DOES THE FUTURE LOOK LIKE FOR YOUR INDUSTRY?
I’m sorry but I have no idea. I’m not very tuned in to my industry. It’s something I’m working on.

-WHAT CAN WE EXPECT FROM YOU NEXT?
A book! I’m so excited about it. Julia Rothman will be publishing a selection of approximately 100 drawings from my blog.

-WHAT ADVICE WOULD YOU GIVE TO OTHER PEOPLE IN YOUR FIELD ASPIRING TO GET TO WHERE YOU ARE TODAY?
It’s different for everyone of course, but I think it was really important for me to make work every day to find a style and a rhythm of working.

-ONE DEFINING MOMENT OF YOUR CAREER SO FAR.
Getting a request for an illustration from the new york times. It made me feel like my plan was really working for the first time.